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myke
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28th Aug 04 at 08:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

in the middle of dropping the engine from my gsi.
had a look last night at the tie bars which haynes says need to come out.
i'm not entirely convinced that they do, but if so, is it best to get the bolt off the end and withdraw it from the bush, or remove the bush holder and bar all together as one unit?
if it's the first option, what size nut is it at the end of the bar? i jump between 19mm and 24mm, and i think it's between theres somewhere. no room to get an adjustable in or even a ring spanner.

any guidance or advice gratefully recieved
Adam-D
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28th Aug 04 at 08:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

no they dont have to come out
i dropped my engine and gearbox out and fitted a engine and gearbox
throu the bottom
one was a 8v other was 16v
but take the rad fan off i broke mine lol
myke
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ok, cheers adam.
that should save a bit of faffing around.

the ARB definately has to come off of the tie bars though yeah?
Adam-D
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no i left that in too.
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ARB is easy to remove anyway, when u look under there ull see how easy it is!
myke
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think it's gotta come out before the new engine can be positioned anyway?
Kris TD
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arb is only 8 nuts, a 5 minute job max.
Joff
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Three long bolts holding the tie bar mount to the bodywork bar then one nut holding the tie bar into the mount.
Replace bushes with Powerflex while you're there
myke
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great. cheers.
may as well drop the whole lot though if the mount and bush have to be dropped just too get the bar out of the bush.
mike_1.2LS96
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When i did mine i didnt take the driveshafts out of the gearbox

It was tricky to say the least. But we removed one of the tie rods to make room.

You are best off removing the radiator totally - two bolts is all that holds it in place... Cos they are well easy to damage.
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quote:
Originally posted by Joff

Replace bushes with Powerflex while you're there


agree powerflex bushes help under brakeing loads esp with bigger brakes and remove knocking noises unless your joff and you end up making the noises worse, donkey

[Edited on 28-08-2004 by broster]
CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
quote:
Originally posted by Joff

Replace bushes with Powerflex while you're there


agree powerflex bushes help under brakeing loads esp with bigger brakes and remove knocking noises unless your joff and you end up making the noises worse, donkey

[Edited on 28-08-2004 by broster]




broster
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
quote:
Originally posted by broster
quote:
Originally posted by Joff

Replace bushes with Powerflex while you're there


agree powerflex bushes help under brakeing loads esp with bigger brakes and remove knocking noises unless your joff and you end up making the noises worse, donkey

[Edited on 28-08-2004 by broster]








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